Ryzen 7 7800X vs Xeon E-2236

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2236 and Ryzen 7 7800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking859not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation38.11no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon EAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency10.44no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Zen 4
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$284no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2236 and Ryzen 7 7800X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache384 KB512 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB8 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)96 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size149.6 mm271+122 mm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2236 and Ryzen 7 7800X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA1151no data
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2236 and Ryzen 7 7800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2236 and Ryzen 7 7800X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2236 and Ryzen 7 7800X are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2236 and Ryzen 7 7800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666no data
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2236 and Ryzen 7 7800X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2236 and Ryzen 7 7800X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2236 and Ryzen 7 7800X.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon E-2236 has 50% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 7800X, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E-2236 and Ryzen 7 7800X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E-2236 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 7800X is a desktop one.


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